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1、AnalysisofFilmTextfromtheperspectiveofArchetypalCriticismI.IntroductionHacksawRidge，amovieconcerningwarbasedonthetruestoryofRedmondDossduringtheWorldWarII，isdirectedbyMayer.Gibson.ManyofpopularmoviesdirectedbyhimsuchasThePassionofChrist，Apocalypse，andsoonarecloselyconnectedwithTheBible，soisthemovieH
2、acksawRidge.Inthismovie，wecanseeDossistheimageofJesusChristwhobecomesmoreandmorecleartousasthemovieadvances.AccordingtoFryesArchetypalcriticism，archetypeshouldbecharacters，plots，themes，andsoon.Thus，thisstudyaimstoanalyzearchetypeofDossfromtheperspectiveofarchetypalcriticism，andtomakereadersgetabette
3、runderstandingoftheimageofDossandhisbelief.II.ACriticalPerspectiveonArchetypalCriticismNorthropFryeestablisheshisarchetypalcriticismsystemwhichdevelopsthisnewlystartingapproachintoacomprehensivesetofprinciplesnotonlyforthetheoryofliteraturebutalsoforthepracticeoftheliterarycriticism.Themythcriticpro
4、besfor“theinnerspiritwhichgivesthatformitsvitalityanditsenduringappeal.Guerin，167Themythicpatternthestoryofgodsarethemostbasicpatterninliteratureworks.Fryenoticesthestabilityofstructuralunitsofliterature“thefactthatcertainthemes，situationsandcharactertypeshavepersistedwithverylittlechange.Frye，48Arc
5、hetypescannotbeeasilyrecognizedinspecificliteraryworks，fortheyaredisplacedmyths.Theprimitivemythsandreligiousritualsare“displacedaspatternsinmodernworksandgodsasvariouscharacters.Inanotherword，literaryworksusethesamemythstoryoroneorseveralpartsofthestoryindifferentways.III.AnArchetypeofDoss3.1Childh
6、oodMemoryThestorybegunwiththenaughtychildDossknockingouthisoldbrotherHalwithabrickunintentionallyandhethoughtthatHalwasdead.HeslowlyandregretfullywentclosetothepictureaboutBiblestoriesonthewallandread“Thyshallnotkill，thesixthcommandmentinTheTenCommandments，whichwasregardedasthemostpowerfulprinciplea
7、ndethicaldoctrinebyJudaism.Actually，whathappenedbetweenDossandHalissimilartothestorybetweenCainandAbel.DosshurthisoldbrotherratherthanHalhurtDossandhe，unlikeCain，wasguiltyofhurtingHal，whichshowstheobscureshadowofJesusforDosswasinpossessionofloveforothers.DosssfatherTomhadjoinedthearmyduringtheWorldW
8、arIandhadwitnessedthecrueltyofwar，especiallythedeathofhispartners，whichcastashadowonhispost-warlife.Forexample，hedidntreallyhavemuchfaithinwhatlifewasgoingtoafterwar.Hebecamedrunkandviolentandhadnothingtodoexceptdwellinthepast.Hequarreledwithhiswifeandevenheldaguntoher，whichwasseenbyDoss，andheimmedi
9、atelyrobbedthegunfromhisfatherandputtheguntohiminreturn.Actually，hedidntfireatTom.Later，Dossrecalledthathewastoodistressedabouttherudeandviolentbehaviortoforgivehimself.Obviously，Dosshadakindlyheartandvirtuous，justasJesusChrist.3.2AimportantDecisionaboutChristianBeliefAfterenteringadult，Dossgraduall
10、yunderstoodthetruemeaningofloveandhisfaith.Thereweretwoimportantthingstranspiredduringthisperiod.Firstly，heknewhowtoexpressedhislovetootherseventhestrange.Dosssavedaman，hitbyacar，byloosinghisbelttostopbleeding.Thenhesentthemantothehospital，donatedbloodandstayedwithhimalltheway.Whatsmore，hedetermined
11、tojoinarmyasamedicinspiteofhisfathersstrongobjectionandhedidntknowthattherewereallkindsofdifficultieswaitingforhim.Firstly，becauseofhisstrongbelief，herefusedtotouchgun，whichwasmisunderstoodbybothhissuperiorsandcomrade-in-arms，whorepelledhimandthoughthewasacoward.Therefore，hissuperiorstriedtoaskhimto
12、leaveandtoldhimhewouldbefreefrombeingtakentothemilitarycourtifhemadeaapologyandtookoffhismilitaryuniform.Howeverheanswered“nowithoutanyhesitationandhewastakentothemilitarycourtowingtodisobeyingcommandinwar.Hispartners，whoweregotinvolvedinhisstubborndecision，gaveDossagoodthrashing.Dossdidntrevealtheo
13、newhobeatuphim，whenthesuperioraskedhimwhodidthistohim.Later，hissuperioraskedhimagainthat“whydothat，youwouldbettergobackhome，butDossrefusedagainandansweredaword“no.Alltheseobjectionandsuspectsneverlethimabandonhisstrongfaith.BeforeDosswenttocourt，hisfianceecametohimandsaidthat“whoyoucansaveinprison，w
14、hydontyoupickupthegun，youdonthavetouseit，youjusttakeit，andgiveupyourprideandstubbornness，dontconfuseyourwillwiththeLords.Herefusedtodoitagain.Obviously，thedissentingvoice，notonlycamefromhisfather，butalsohissuperiors，hispartnersandhisfiancee，whichwasagreatchallengeforhimtosticktohisbelief，andwhichwas
15、aclearimageofJesusChristinfrontofusbecauseJesusmetwithoppositionfromtheRomans，hisfollowersandsoon.Andbothofthemnevergaveuptheirfaithandmaintainedtheirloveforothers.3.3TheEarthlyJesusWhenthewarbegan，USarmyclimbedtothehighclifftheHacksawRidgetogainthebase.However，theysufferedheavycasualtiesandallsoldi
16、ersfailedtoretreatinhaste.Atthismoment，Dossstoppedinfrontofthedeadinhistracks，sawhispartnersclimbingdownthecliffonebyone，andheardthedespairvoiceofaskingforhelp.Hedecidedtostaywiththemtosavethewounded.Henevergaveupanyonewhetherhewashurtseriouslyorhemaydiesoon，andsaidtothemthat“IamamedicDoss，Imhere，believemeanddontbeafraid，IwilltakeyoutohomeHesentthewoundeddowntothecliffwiththehelpoftheropes.Strugglingforsavingthewoundedlastedfornearly24hoursfromnighttoda
